he came up with the idea of young ladies playing baseball. Some things changed in the game but women taking over baseball helped Americans be able to focus on something other than war. “From 1943 to 1954 “Americans Past Time” was played in skirts.” Women normally took the jobs of men that work in the factory but now could also play baseball for them. The All American Girl Softball/Baseball League (AAGS/BL) began in the summer of 1943. When it first started it was a mix between baseball and softball
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Unit Three: World War II Axis – Axis powers included Germany‚ Italy and Japan Allies – One that is allied with another‚ especially by treaty Fascism – a political philosophy‚ movement‚ or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader‚ severe economic and social regimentation‚ and forcible suppression of opposition Democracy – a government in which the supreme
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Great Depression and WWII Business leaders and economists told Americans it was their duty to buy stocks John J. Raskob • Chairman of the board of GM • Wrote an article stating that a person who invested $15 in a good common stock per month would have $80‚000 within 20 years Bull market of the 1920s • Stock prices increased at twice the rate of industrial production • Paper value outran real value 4 million Americans owned stocks • Had been lured
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Why Italy entered WWII? After WWI‚ Italy was awarded small lands of Austrian territories from the Treaty of Versailles‚ but not Dalmatia which it had coveted. Italy was very unsatisfied about it because they didn’t get the territories which they were promised. Some people think it was right for Italy to enter the WWII while some people didn’t think so. Italy entered WWII for 3 reasons. The first reason is Benito Mussolini‚ who just came to power and became the leader of Italy‚ decided to turn Italy
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Compare and Contrast WWI & WWII There are a lot of similarities and differences between the two world wars. A main factor‚ however‚ is that the events in the first world war basically caused most of the events to happen in the second world war. The two wars are very closely tied together and have a big relationship with each other.First off‚ some of the differences from the first world war to the second. If we compare the costs of the two world wars‚ the difference is outstanding. It is estimated
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Aftermath of WWI Leads to WWII Prior to the First World War‚ Europe was the world center of industry and capital. Massive death‚ destruction‚ and resentment after World War I left most countries unable to recover to a normal existence and damaged the world economy. The economic collapse and the political instability caused by World War I eventually led to the rise of fascism in Europe. Forceful dictators in Italy‚ Germany‚ and Japan took advantage of these problems to seize power by territorial
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WWII has been one of the most memorable events in history‚ but beneath all of it are the deprived POWS and the confined Japanese-American internees. Louis Zamperini before he was stationed as a bombardier on a B-24 was a olympic runner. Louie had been captured by the Japanese after his B-24 crashed in the ocean and was marooned on a raft with two of his friends. Miné Okubo is a American with Japanese heritage and has a talent for making art. She was going to college for an art degree until she
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How would it feel to be in a WWII US tank? Tanks were one of the most used vehicles by the US in WWII. The M2 Light Tank‚ M3 Stuart Light Tank‚ and the M2 Medium Tank were just a few of the many tanks used by the US in WWII. The M2 Light Tank was a smaller tank mainly used for scouting enemy territory. This tank had a 50 cal one-man turret‚ and a Browning 1919 coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun. The M2 Light tank had the same suspension as the M1 Light Tank to save time and be cost-effective. It was eventually
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attacked the Island taking control of it after a two week battle. In conjunction with Pearl Harbor and other Japanese attacks‚ Wake accelerated the US involvement in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The Battle of Wake Island has military and cultural significance to the US as an important part of the history of WWII in the Pacific. Prior to the war‚ the US territory of Wake
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took a lot of their own time and their attention to get it all done. The intent of a defensive strike on Pearl Harbor was to neutralize American naval power in the Pacific‚ then removing it from influencing operations against American‚ British‚ and Dutch colonies to the south. Successful attacks on colonies were judged to depend on successfully dealing with the American Pacific Fleet. Planning had long anticipated that a battle between the two Fleets would happen in Japanese home waters after the US
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